Kamusi ya Kiswahili
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/ule'mavu/
English: Disability; the state of being physically impaired.
Watu wenye ulemavu wanahitaji msaada maalum.
People with disabilities need special support.
/ulen'gaji/
English: The act of aiming or focusing on a target.
Ulengaji wa mshale unahitaji utulivu.
Aiming an arrow requires concentration.
/ule'nini/
English: The philosophy of Vladimir Lenin.
Ulenini ulienea katika nchi za kikomunisti.
Leninism spread in communist countries.
/uleo'leo/
English: The state of being unstable or swaying.
Mti ule una uleoleo kutokana na upepo mkali.
The tree is swaying because of strong wind.
/u'levi/
English: Drunkenness; the state of being intoxicated.
Ulevi ulisababisha ajali barabarani.
Drunkenness caused the road accident.
/ulewe'shaji/
English: The act of causing drunkenness.
Uleweshaji wa vijana ni hatari kwa jamii.
Encouraging youth to drink is dangerous for society.
/u'lezi/
English: Parenting or caring for children; upbringing.
Ulezi bora hujenga kizazi chenye maadili.
Good parenting builds a moral generation.
/u'lezi/
English: A type of grain similar to millet.
Ulezi hutumika kutengeneza uji wa watoto.
Finger millet is used to make porridge for children.
/u'lfu/
English: Land adjoining another; neighboring land.
Mashamba yao yako katika ulfu mmoja.
Their farms share a common boundary.
/u'lifi/
English: The act of paying; payment or settlement.
Ulifi wa deni ulifanywa jana.
The debt payment was made yesterday.
/uli'kaji/
English: The act of corroding or rusting (e.g., metal).
Ulikaji wa chuma hutokea kwa unyevu.
The rusting of iron occurs due to moisture.
/uliki'zaji/
English: The act of feeding a child solid food after breastfeeding.
Ulikizaji wa mtoto huanza miezi sita.
Weaning begins at six months of age.
/u'lili/
English: A type of small or old-fashioned bed.
Walilala kwenye ulili wa mbao.
They slept on a small wooden bed.
/u'lili/
English: A place of offering or altar.
Walileta sadaka kwenye ulili wa hekalu.
They brought offerings to the altar of the temple.
/uli'maji/
English: The act of farming or cultivating.
Ulimaji wa mboga unahitaji maji mengi.
Vegetable farming requires plenty of water.
/ulimatigii/
English: Laziness or slowness in acting.
Ulimatigii humfanya mtu apoteze fursa.
Laziness causes one to lose opportunities.
/ulimbi'kaji/
English: The act of accumulating things in large amounts.
Ulimbikaji wa mali bila matumizi ni ubahili.
Accumulating wealth without using it is greed.
/u'limbo/
English: Sap used to trap insects; sticky substance.
Walitumia ulimbo kunasa nzi.
They used sticky sap to trap flies.
/ulimbu'kaji/
English: Harvesting or doing something for the first time.
Ulimbukaji wa zao jipya ulifanyika jana.
The first harvest of the new crop took place yesterday.
/ulimbu'keni/
English: Lack of knowledge or inexperience.
Ulimbukeni wake ulimfanya aamini kila kitu.
His inexperience made him believe everything.
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